The Season 7 update for Fortnite's battle royale mode is now live, and it adds planes to the game, which can be found in the following locations on the map.Read more ...

Epic Games' store is now open, promises a free title every fortnight

As promised, publisher Epic Games has thrown open the doors to its online store today, with a small selection of PC games on its shelves. The Fortnite developer is hoping to take on Valve's popular Steam store with its new shop, but it won't be an easy run. To that end, Epic is offering developers a better deal on sales revenue, and it'll eventually offer Android titles as well. The store will also release one game for free every two weeks through 2019. Up first is underwater exploration title Subnautica, which will be available at no charge from December 14...
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Epic Games Store now open, continues crusade against revenue sharing

Epic is making quite an epic name for itself, though not always in a good way. CEO Tim Sweeney's tirade against Microsoft's UWP platform and the more recent Fortnite on Android drama has given the game developer and publisher a more “pro-developer” image. And to actually put money where its mouth is, the company has just opened the doors to...Read more ...

Fortnite's new block area will feature player creations

Fortnite is a game that just won't stop. In addition to announcing a brand-new creative mode this week , a new Epic Games store , and the start of season seven, the developers behind the battle royale game announced “The Block” today at The Game Awards, an area of the battle royale island that will highlight some of the best creations made by players in the new creative mode. You can load Fortnite right now and see it yourself at the Risky Reels location, which has been cleared to make space for the new addition.
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The Rage 2 Digital Issue Is Now Live

If you're a digital subscriber to Game Informer , you now have a ton of information about Rage 2 at your disposal. Following this week's cover reveal , our digital issue is now live on web browsers and will be coming to iPad/iPhone later in the day. You can download the apps to view the issue by following this link. All of these digital options are included in a standard subscription .
The issue launches later this week on our third-party subscription apps including Google Play , Kindle , and Nook .
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Steam's newest rival the Epic Games Store is now live, offering access to exclusive games including Supergiant Games' Hades and bimonthly free releases.Read more ...

Epic Games Store Reveals First Slate Of Games, Including New Titles

It was only earlier this week that Epic announced plans to introduce a developer-friendly digital distribution store that, whether Epic says so outloud or not, will compete with current market leader Steam. The Fortnite developer plans to make things easier for game creators, but has said little about how they plan to entice consumers. At The Game Awards tonight, Epic tried to answer that question by announcing their upcoming slate of titles for the store, including some brand new reveals.
Ashen by A44 and Annapurna Interactive
Darksiders III by Gunfire Games and THQ Nordic
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Fortnite Developer Epic Games Is Being Sued Over A Dance

Epic Games can't seem to escape from the negative spotlight of legal controversies. There was originally the copyright row with PUBG Corporation's PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds , and now there's a case brewing over one of the game's in-game dances.Read more ...

Free Games Available To Launch Fortnite Dev's New Steam Competitor

Epic teased that it would detail more about its new Epic Games Store during The Game Awards, and during the event it came out with its proverbial guns blazing. The store launched during the award show, alongside word that it would be giving away free games on a regular basis. As spotted on the storefront upon launch, its first two offerings are Subnautica and Super Meat Boy. A thumbnail points out that it will be swapping out the free game every two weeks through its partnerships with publishers. The Game Awards also showed off a trailer for a new game from Supergiant called Hades. The end...Read more ...

The Epic Games Store is live

The Epic Games Store is live and it's not messing around. Epic threw it live during The Game Awards, where a handful of titles debuted as Epic Games Store exclusives. This comes just two days after announcing a digital marketplace with a significantl...Read more ...

Journey headed to PC via Epic's new Steam store rival

Journey , thatgamecompany's critically adored 2012 open-world game, is headed to PC in 2019. The game will be available for PC users exclusive through Fortnite developer and publisher Epic Games' new digital marketplace, which went live during The Game Awards' presentation.
Journey won multiple awards in 2012 and 2013, and took home six awards at the Game Developers Choice Awards: Best Audio, Best Game Design, Best Visual Arts, Best Downloadable Game, the Innovation Award, and Game of the Year. Journey even made history at the 2013 Grammy's. It was the first video game nominated for Best...Read more ...

Epic's PC game store is live now

Epic Games announced earlier this week that it was entering the digital game store business, and just a few days later the Fortnite developer is ready to open its marketplace. The new Epic Games Store , which will live inside the Epic Launcher app for Windows and Mac, is now live after a surprise launch in the middle of the Game Awards in Los Angeles this evening.
Epic is only confirming 14 titles right now, but its first two to be available right now are high-profile ones: Ashen from developer A44 and publisher Annapurna Interactive, and an all-new game from Bastion and Transistor...Read more ...